Provides that the acquisition of interests or rights in real property for the preservation of open spaces and areas shall constitute a public purpose for which public funds may be expended or advanced.
Provides that the acquisition of interests or rights in real property for the preservation of open spaces and areas shall constitute a public purpose for which public funds may be expended or advanced.
Relates to the Peconic Bay region community preservation funds; defines "disadvantaged communities"; provides that funds utilized for water quality improvement projects may be carried forward from year to year for utilization in future budgets and not less than ten percent of the annual proceeds of the fund shall be utilized to benefit disadvantaged communities; provides that management and stewardship funds may only be expended for projects related to lands acquired for open space preservation and historic preservation purposes; makes related provisions.
Relates to the Peconic Bay region community preservation funds; defines "disadvantaged communities"; provides that funds utilized for water quality improvement projects may be carried forward from year to year for utilization in future budgets and not less than ten percent of the annual proceeds of the fund shall be utilized to benefit disadvantaged communities; provides that management and stewardship funds may only be expended for projects related to lands acquired for open space preservation and historic preservation purposes; makes related provisions.
Provides that lands held by the Cayuga Indian Nation of New York shall not be considered a qualified reservation for purposes of certain tax law and real property tax law provisions.
Relates to not-for-profit lease of real property; provides that when real property not used exclusively to carry out one or more exempt purposes is leased or otherwise used for commercial for-profit purposes, such property shall be subject to taxation and no portion shall be exempt.
Provides that for the purposes of the electronic open auction public bond sale pilot program, the term "municipality" shall mean a county or a city or town with a population of one hundred thousand or more.
Provides that for the purposes of the electronic open auction public bond sale pilot program, the term "municipality" shall mean a county or a city or town with a population of one hundred thousand or more.
Exempts the conveyance of real property for open space, parks, or historic preservation purposes to any not-for-profit tax exempt corporation operated for conservation, environmental, or historic preservation purposes from the state real estate transfer tax and the additional tax on real estate transfers of residential real property where the consideration is one million dollars or more.
Provides that no transferor of real property to the state under the parks, recreation and historic preservation law shall retain the right to name such property, nor make naming rights a condition of the transfer, nor require that the property be named after any person, living or dead.
Provides that election contributions made in cash, or in bitcoin or any other form of cryptocurrency are not matchable for purposes of public financing.